Sarah Helena Schäfer

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© Sarah Helena Schäfer
Political Sociologist
University of Vienna

Sarah Schäfer is a political sociologist in the project “Climate, Inequality and Democratic Action”. She studies Tibetan Buddhist climate discourse and explores how political emotions shape conflicts such as Tibet–China.

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Sarah Helena Schäfer on the Schedule 2026

All times in CEST
Starting times
Morning
Embodied Experiences of Democracy
English 180
In this studio, participants explore the political dramaturgy of emotions  – where theatre meets sociology. Emotions are movements, words, and gestures that shape how we live together. The ways we stand, speak, and relate enact democratic order. Conversely, emotions we suppress in public to sustain control can quietly erode democracy itself. //INFO: This project has received funding from the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Grant, No 101132327.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Rogger-Saal
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09:30 - 12:30 Embodied Experiences of Democracy
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Content
Afternoon
Embodied Experiences of Democracy
English 180
In this studio, participants explore the political dramaturgy of emotions  – where theatre meets sociology. Emotions are movements, words, and gestures that shape how we live together. The ways we stand, speak, and relate enact democratic order. Conversely, emotions we suppress in public to sustain control can quietly erode democracy itself.//INFO: This project has received funding from the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Grant, No 101132327.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Rogger-Saal
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15:00 - 18:00 Embodied Experiences of Democracy
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Content
Starting times
Morning
Embodied Experiences of Democracy
English 180
In this studio, participants explore the political dramaturgy of emotions  – where theatre meets sociology. Emotions are movements, words, and gestures that shape how we live together. The ways we stand, speak, and relate enact democratic order. Conversely, emotions we suppress in public to sustain control can quietly erode democracy itself. //INFO: This project has received funding from the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Grant, No 101132327.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Rogger-Saal
speaker-image
09:30 - 12:30 Embodied Experiences of Democracy
Content
Afternoon
Embodied Experiences of Democracy
English 180
In this studio, participants explore the political dramaturgy of emotions  – where theatre meets sociology. Emotions are movements, words, and gestures that shape how we live together. The ways we stand, speak, and relate enact democratic order. Conversely, emotions we suppress in public to sustain control can quietly erode democracy itself.//INFO: This project has received funding from the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Grant, No 101132327.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Rogger-Saal
speaker-image
15:00 - 18:00 Embodied Experiences of Democracy
Content
Starting times
Morning
Embodied Experiences of Democracy
English 180
In this studio, participants explore the political dramaturgy of emotions  – where theatre meets sociology. Emotions are movements, words, and gestures that shape how we live together. The ways we stand, speak, and relate enact democratic order. Conversely, emotions we suppress in public to sustain control can quietly erode democracy itself. //INFO: This project has received funding from the European Commission under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Grant, No 101132327.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Rogger-Saal
speaker-image
09:30 - 12:30 Embodied Experiences of Democracy
speaker-image
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Content